Category Archives: AWJ Updates

SeaGen Project Secures Lease from the Crown Estate

Plans by Marine Current Turbines and its project partner RWE npower renewables to install and operate Wales’s first-ever tidal energy farm have moved a step closer with the granting of an Agreement for Lease by The Crown Estate for the … Continue reading

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Rhyl Flats: Survey Operations

From the 30th September 2011 the vessel Halcyon Days is due to be carrying out scientific survey operations within and around the Rhyl Flats Offshore windfarm for the next two weeks. You can download a notice to mariners giving full … Continue reading

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Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm: Navigation Buoy Installation

The navigation buoys for the Gwynt y Môr Offshore windfarm have now been installed. Please note that the North Hoyle Buoy has also been removed during these operations. The location of all of the buoys is illustrated in the attached … Continue reading

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Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm: Navigation Buoy Installation

Navigation buoys marking the perimeter of the Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm are due to be installed.  A notice to mariners concerning the installation of navigational buoys at the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Windfarm site has just been issued (here). … Continue reading

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WHVDC: Wirral Landfall

At the WHVDC information event in February we presented two possible landfall locations for the cable to come ashore on the North Wirral coast: Dove Point (Meols) and Leasowe. These options have now been considered in detail and a landfall … Continue reading

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WHVDC Connah’s Quay Public Consultation Event

The WHVDC team are holding a public consultation event at Connah’s Quay. The event will be on the 12th July 2011 from 2pm – 8pm at the Town Council Offices, Quay Building, Fron Road, Connah’s Quay, Flintshire, CH5 4PJ. A … Continue reading

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Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm: Navigation Buoy Installation

Navigation buoys marking the perimeter of the Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm are due to be installed.  A notice to mariners concerning the installation of navigational buoys at the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Windfarm site has just been issued (here). … Continue reading

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Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm: Project Overview

Work on the construction of the Gwynt y Môr wind farm is due to start next year.  A project overview has just been issued (here). The wind farm will have 160 turbines, and these are due to be installed in … Continue reading

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Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm: Project Update

Please find attached a draft notice to mariners about this project, to keep you informed of plans for its development (here). In a nutshell, the plans are:- At present – Field survey being carried out by Osiris. Mid July 2011 … Continue reading

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WHVDC Hunterston Public Consultation Event

The WHVDC team are holding a public consultation event at Hunterston. The event will take place on Tuesday 28th June, from 2pm – 8pm, Seamill Hydro Hotel, 39 Ardrossan Rd, Seamill, Ayrshire KA23 9NB. A full notice about this meeting … Continue reading

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